Through My Lens: 2018 Newport Jazz Festival - Day 1

Alicia Olatuja

The 2018 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers took place August 3 - 5. My camera and I were there to take in the music. Day 1 was hot, windy and dusty. This is how the day looked through my lens.

The Diva Orchestra

Cory Henry

Michel Camilo

Alicia Olatuja

Charles Lloyd of Sangam

Marquis Hill Blacktet

Corey Glover of Living Colour

Brian Blade of Still Dreaming

Tony Allen

Christian Scot aTunde Adjuah of R+R = Now

More photos from the day HERE.

Stay tuned for Day 2 & 3...

Get Funky With George Clinton At The Newport Jazz Festival

George Clinton is heading to the Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 5 with his Parliament Funkadelic. Yep, you heard me. You have tickets for this right? No, you better get on it. If you, for some reason, have never seen the funk legend do his thing, this is the perfect opportunity especially since Mr. Clinton, who recently released Medicaid Fraud Dogg, has declared he will retire from touring.  

As a wee quirky chick in the 70's, I remember roller skating to "Flash Light" and singing along to "Aquaboogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)” because, well, let's be honest, it's fun to say the "word" Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop! As I'm writing this, I feel the need to blast some P-Funk...forgive and thank me neighbors for getting you funked up.

Folks, get thy booty's to The Fort so we can tear the roof off the sucker together!

The Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Investment Managers takes place August 3 - 5. For more details visit the festival website HERE.

Through My Lens: Newport Jazz Festival - Day Three

Orrin Evans

Day 3 of the Newport Jazz Festival kept the crowd happy with a lot of fun sets and ended with an energetic set by The Roots. This is what it looked like. (For the complete Newport Jazz Festival photo gallery click HERE.)

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Tim Berne's Snakeoil

Cyrille Aimée

Theo Croker

Jason Moran: Fats Waller Dance Party

The Philadelphia Experiment

Bokanté

Sean Jones Quintet

Hudson 

(Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield)

The Roots

You can see what Day 1 looked like HERE and what Day 2 looked like HERE.

Through My Lens: Newport Jazz Festival - Day Two

Rhiannon Giddens

Lots of good music on day two of the Newport Jazz Festival. This is what it looked like. (See slide shows below for complete gallery or click HERE.)

Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Mongo & Monk

Avishai Cohen

Uri Caine Trio

Vijay Iyer Sextet

Mark Shim

Christian McBride Big Band

DJ Logic's Project Logic

Mono Neon

Rhiannon Giddens

Benny Golson Quartet

Flying Toward The Sound: For Geri, With Love

Terri Lyne Carrington

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Antonio Sanchez & Migration

Henry Threadgill Zooid

You can see what Day One looked like HERE.

Stay tuned for Day 3...

Through My Lens: Newport Jazz Festival - Day One

Futureman of Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management took place August 4 - 6, 2017 in Newport, RI. This is what it looked like. (See slide shows below for complete gallery or click HERE.)

Fort Adams State Park

Jimmy Greene Quartet

  Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound Orchestra

Naturally 7

George Burton Quintet

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith

Maceo Parker

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Joey DeFrancesco + The People

Rodriguez Brothers

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Rhiannon Giddens

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Stay tuned for Day 2 & Day 3...